The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-11-02

Europe, snd in fact the only European
sleepeTs worthy OF the name. TEe road
lies through q Fat, uninteresljDg country
most Of the way. The first city of i'm
portsnce reached is 6molensk, on the river
DDieper. This is one of the oldest citiee
in Rutsia, and has population OF 10000
people. The next place OF note is
MiDsk, the capital OF province,
and possessing over $4,000 inhab-
itants Then comes Brest Litevski
on the River Bug with forty thousand.
Shortly after leaving here He leave Rus
STA proper, and crossing the line into the
fair land of Poland" soon come to the
ancient capital of Warsaw. was glad 10
be in lard once more where they use
white mans alphabet and where can 1T
least read the letters, even II don't have
the fainiest COZ ception as to what they
mean. Polish, however, can hardly be
called q gentle tongue, and everyoody's
Dsme seems to end with 20" or ski
From my hotel window / read the sigma OF
Krssiplinzski and others possessing
similar euphonious applications Bat
If their names are not exactly
beautiful. the inhabitants are at least
good looking, the ladies OF Warsaw be-
ing particularly handsome. The principal
occupation of Warssw's citizens appears
to be going to funerals, and from the
cliped to believe that the death rate is
away beyond the average. Perhaps my
arrival caused an epidemic, for certainly
I never beheld so many funerals in all my
life. And funeral in Warsaw is a fun
eral, with all the appurtenances thereuntO
belonging. A number of priests walk in
front of the besrse, and the mourners fol-
low after, walking also, and mex comes
the populace in great numbers, and they
Al hur,
ce ion OF this character.
The iron hand of Russia is felt as oppres-
sively IN Poland as ever, and Russian rule
is IS deeply hated by the people. 20 Iiet
Ieigns in Warsaw" still, but il is the same
old quiet of tyranny and wrong that stiles
freedom and cIDshes liberty. The patri-
otto Pole has never ceased 10 dream of the
re-establishment of his ancient kingdom,
and the sympathy OF civilization has always
gone out to him in ali his trials and hu-
Mutations. Warsaw is built on a height
over the River Nistula, and is a
large city of nearly half million inhab-
itants The old 'Zsmek" or Royal Pal
ace of the Kings, of Poland, is nov used
for Government offices, and the Hall of
the Diet or Parliament has been turned
into baIraek for Russian soldiers.
The palace of Governor General GourkO
was formerly the Senate House, of POLAND.
Royal residence, and is occupied by the
Gar when be visits his Polish capital
Among the other public buildings OF i'm
portance are the "Rs6zlwIll Pslsoe," the
"Porocki Palace the "CekaUz," or arsen-
al, the Window" or Military Hospital,
etc.
Wsrssw is well supplied with churches,
the Poles being Jealous followers OF the
CbUCh of Rome. The Dom" and the
''Cspuchin Church are probably the most
important, and coDtain monuments to So
blsski, P0piatOwski and other eminent
Poles. Poland has always been q fzvori.e
residence of the oppressed Hebrews, and
there are ssid to ne over so 600 Jews in
Warsaw and the suburb OF PIsgs, on the
opposite bark Of the river. They live in
their own quarter Of the city, and wear
their CNn distinctive dress, which is Pr
euler in appearance, and makes
them conspicuous wherever they
go. just outside the city, be-
ycnd tho NOlga gate is the Pole Eieke, y
the fiela where the people formerly met in
TIE F. sir 10 elect the Kings of Poland.
Epclo' ed in beautiful grounds near War.
saw, sands "Nillsny Castle" where the
gles Sohitssi died in 1896 / attended
tie Theatre Nowy" the night of my
ar val and was rewarded by hearing that
vs' cradle chestnut" THE MikGdo," sung
IL Polish. operas may come and operas
II ~ GO, but The Mikado' goeson forever
ia ali lands and in all languages.
OUT OF RUSSIAN TERRITORY.
Leaving Warsaw l come down
to the frontier at Alexandrovno,
where after several officials have
carefully scrutiDized my passport,
am allowed TO leave Russian territory.
found my psme on nv passport to be a
sore puzzler to the officials everywhere,
and to reconcile my English name to my
American citizenship was @ source of great
worry and trouble to them. Crossing the
German frontier come on to Thorn, where
stop over night, glad to be out OF the
land of the Gar and once more on Prus-
sian-and, l was about to say, civi'iz
soil. Thorn, or ''ToIunia, rs the Poles
call it, has q population OF twenty thou
sand, and is an old Hanse Town for
mally belonging to Poland. and is no. ed
as the birthplace OF Copernicus. Leaving
Thorn, a few hours ride brings Us TO
PcseD, the capital of Prussisn- Poland,
and an active, busy, thriving city. After
dining here, we continue ION our bright,
sunny wsy." until "Frankfort-on-the-
ODER is reached, an important city oil
BrandeDburg and large trading center
for the surrounding country. A ride OF
| fifty miles from Frankfort and l once
more arrive at Berlin, where l bring this
! letter to close. w. Z. f.